Garment-holder.



PATENTED MAB). 19, 1907.

, B. J. BUGKINGHAM.

'GARMENT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 0012.31, 190s.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 847,644. PATBNTED 144414.19, 1907.

- v B. J. BUGKINGHAM.

GARMENT HOLDER.

APPLIUATION FILED 00T. 31, 1906. i

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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PATENT OFFICE.

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' Patented ma 19, 1907.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, BENJAMIN J. BUoKINe- HAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State v of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Garment-Holders, of which the following is a specification. f

My invention relates to garment-holders,

and has for its object to provide certain new and useful improvements having particular Il'lefp'ence to` increasing the capacity 'of the o er.

My invention is illustrated asit were diagrammatically Iin the accompanying draw' ings, whereinl Figure 1 is a plan view of a art, showingthe lower diskon which the ho ding devices are mounted; Fig. 2, a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 Fig. 3, a view of a part of the holder-disk, showing the holding fingers or parts projecting and with modifications; Fig. 4, a cross-section showing the manner of supporting the disk. Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of a form of my invention.

Like parts are indicated bythe same letter in all the figures. A is a lowerdisk havingv the downwardlyextending socket B to receive the post C, on

which the disk is mounted and whereby it is su ported. 1# l f y' y E and F are the garment-holding fingers on the disk. i G is the upper disk, and J4 bolts, whereb the two disks are clamped together in suc wa'y as to .hold the fingers in position. `J J are loops inserted between the lower ends of ,the fingers to assist in holding them in position.

The fingers F F consist of rigid material and may be ofwood or metal. The fingers E E consist each of a' series 'tof successively- There may be" any' number of these, determined by the total length of thefinger. I

hole therein.

outer circular or rotary holder, along the peri hery of which the fingers-compound or rigid, or

both-aredisposed in properv relation to each` other; but bbviously t e fingers could b arranged so as to each other from e side of thelongitudinal rack. The preferred formis that in which I use com ound fingers consisting each of an outside arge loop and an innerl short loop,

thel distance between the two arches being approximately as great as the width of the garment to be sulpported. The arrangement of the loops in t e compound fingers I have described as nested For convenience in securing the fingers, and particularly the compound ers, together, I provide, as illustrated in 1, a series of inner loops or stirrups J J, one bein??` set between'the lower ends of each oup loops, which together make one of t e compound fingers. The inner ends of the loop AIioject substantially with t and stirrup4 are perforated, as indicated at J, and through these erforations is put the wire binding J which holds them all together when properly drawn .up by having two ends twisted at J3, so that the parts remain in the position indicated in the various figures. table with a serles of bolts J4 J4 projecting upwardly therefrom. The fingers/ are then laid in position so that one of these bolts passes up in frontof the wire J2 and inside of the stirrup. In the case of a solid finger, like F, the bolt asses up through a suitable he lower disk is now placed on top of these parts, it being perforated, so as to receive t e ends of tIIe v bolts. The bolts are now drawn into position by securing down the ends, and the whole is complete. The finished disk maythen be turned over and be properly supported on the posts C. These parts just described are set forth as a convenient means of securing the fingers in position. It will be readilyjseen that so vconstructed the entire apparatus may be of metal,` and hence the parts 'may be yeasily japanned or otherwise treated.

K is a longitudinal finger-support, LL loops, and M M inner loops. p The wire forming these inner loops may be flat or circular in cross-section. The latter form is shown at M ,where one of the wires is sev` ered andthe end turned up to show this structure. Usually this inner'loop will be 'of steel metal fiat in cross-section.r

The upper disk is laid downen the IIO I have shown the compound finger in the drawings as comprisingy two inner loops, so that the wholelength is divided into three sections of comparatively equal length; but I may use a larger or smaller number of inner loo s, and I may use but a singlel inner loop, ant it may benearer the inner end or nearer the outer end of the outer loop, as may be desired for any particular purpose.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows: Assuming two compound fingers, such as illustrated in Fig. 'l it willbe observed with reference to loop or finger E that it is secured at one end-at X, for example- V- and at the other end is strengthened by its own arch. It will also be observed that this is true of each of the inner loops E2 E3, and, moreover, the arch of each of these loops serves to brace or strengthen the outer loop E. Inv other words, the finger is divided into three sections measured, respectively, by the distance from X to X from X to X2, and from X2 to X3, and yeach of these sections is supported at each end and left relatively free to give or spring between the two points. The result is that while a garment of practically the length of the entire finger may be inserted when desired between any two such fingers shorter objects may be inserted between each of the three opposed sections-as, for example, between X and X. In such position it is held relatively loose, as the principal pressure is exerted at the two points \X and X. Moreover, a garment or object may be inserted between the opposed surfaces on the side parts of these loopsas,for example, between the loops E and E2 and'E2 and E3. In the latter case there is but one clamping-s ace, so called, between the points X and 2, while in the former there are two, as between X and X2 and X2 and X3. The offices of the inner loops, assuggested,lareto brace the sides of the outer loops, to divide the outer loops into clamping-sections', as previously described and they are preferably inthe form of a bridge or arch for these purposes. Of course the inner bridge effect or spring cross-piece between the sides of any-given loop might be produced by a structure differing from that shown'inI this case as an inner loop. Such bridging eHect would be effective even though the outer loop were not a complete loop.. If its two sides were not made integral or were even se arated at its outer extremity, the-bridge e ect or bracing of such spring would to a great degree accomplish the particular objectof my. invention, and the whole would constitute an operating device. Thus 4if for any reason the sides of the outer socalled loopwere to be separated, as by removing the part indicated y the letter R in Fig. 1 beyond the line R', still the whole device would voperate in a very effective manner as a garment-holder.

By the term garment-holder l. do not mean to limit my device to any particular use, for it is spcciallyintended for the support of articles of wearing-apparel and the like.

I claim-- l. In a garment-holder, the combination with the supporting part of one or more compound fingers, cach consisting of two or more spring-loops of varying lengths nested together.

2. In a garment-holder, the combination with the supporting part of one or more compound'fingers comprising each a spring-loop and within the same one or more sprin devices to impinge upon the side of such oop and support it at intervals.

3. In a garment-holder, the combination with the supporting part of one or more compound fingers comprising each a spring-loop and means for supportinthe same on its inside so as to divide the si e of such loop into a series of clamping-sections.

4. In a garment-holder, the combination with the supporting part of one or more compound fingers, each consisting of a springloop with one or more spring-bridges between the inner sides of said loop to divide such sides into a series of clamping-sections.

5. In a garment-holder `thecombination with the supporting part of one or more compound fingers consisting each of one or more spring-loops nested and distributed so that the arch of each forms a bridge within the sides of the other larger loops.

6. In a garment-holder, the' combination with the supporting part of a series of springfingers supported on such part and projecting therefrom for varying distances to form clamping-spaces of unequal lengths, on approximately they same line.

7. In a garment-holder, the combination with the supporting part of three or more spring-pieces lying in a group in close proximity to each other so as to present a series of clamping-sections in close proximity to each other between them on approximately the same line.

8. In a garment-holder, the combination with the supporting part of three or more spring-pieces lying in a group in close proximity to each other so as to present aseries of clamping-sections in close proximity to each other between them on approximately the same line, said pieces varying in length.

9. In a garment-holder, the combination with the supporting part of two or more nested spring-loops arranged so as to provide clamping-spaces between the outside of one loop and the inside of another.

v 10. In a garment-holder, the combination of a spring-loop finger with a spreading-loop between its inner ends and the supporting device upon which the parts are secured.

11. In a garment-holder, the combination IOO lIO

of a s rin -loop finger device with `a. loop- `ger, a, transverse Wire Whichholds them tospree g evioe between the ends of the ingether, and disks between which they are ger, and a. transverse wirewhich holds them held.

together. BENJAMIN J. BUCKINGHAM.

12. In a arment-holder, the combination Witnesses:

` oop finger device with a. loop- ABBIE E. JOHNSON,

of a, s ring spreading device between the ends of the in-v SOPHIE B. WERNER. 

